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Encyclopedia: States of Germany

Germany is a federation of 16 states called LÃ¤nder (singular Land) or BundeslÃ¤nder (singular Bundesland).
Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states, known inb> German as Länder (transliterated as laender inb> English, singular Land).
The Bundesrat (federal council) is the representation of the 16 Germany at the federal level.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/States-of-Germany (1151 words)



Electionsb> inb> Germany - definition of Electionsb> inb> Germany inb> Encyclopedia

Electionsb> inb> Germany gives information on election and election results inb> Germany, including electionsb> to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament), the Landtage of the various states, and local electionsb>.
Electionsb> are conducted every 4 years, with the exact date of the election chosen by the outgoing government.
The election period is generally four to five years, and the dates of electionsb> vary from state to state.

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Elections_in_Germany (441 words)



Politics of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Half an hour after the election results, the SPD chairman Franz Müntefering announced that the chancellor would clear the way for premature federal electionsb> by the means of a purposely lost vote of confidence.
Inb> September 2004 electionsb> were held inb> the states of Saarland, Brandenburg and Saxony.
Liberals, Greens, conservatives and the far left were the winners of the European election inb> Germany, because voters were disillusioned by high unemployment and cuts inb> social security, while the governing SPD party seems to be concerned with quarrels between the party wings and unable to give any clear direction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Germany (2812 words)



ipedia.com: Chancellor of Germany Article

Every four years, after national electionsb> and the seating of the newly elected Bundestag members, the chancellor is elected by a majority of the members of the Bundestag upon the proposal of the Bundespräsident.
This article is part of the series Politics of Germany Constitution Federal Government Parliament Federal Council Federal Assembly Constitutional Court President Chancellor Federal Ministers States of...
Helmut Kohl presided over 17 ministers at the start of his fourth term inb> 1994; the 2002 cabinet, the second of Gerhard Schröder, has 13 ministers.

http://www.ipedia.com/chancellor_of_germany.html (996 words)



Local electionsb> inb> Germany: dramatic loss of support for the Social Democrats

Although as minister president he was not required to stand inb> the electionsb>, it was the first public referendum on his policies.
Compared with state electionsb> five years ago, the SPD lost half of its voters inb> Thuringia, falling from 29.6 percent to 18.5 percent, a drop of 11 percent.
That is nearly 15 percent less than at the last state electionsb> and 30 percent less than the turnout inb> the national electionsb> last year.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/sep1999/germ-s15.shtml (1537 words)



Germany after the electionsb>

Their control of the majority of Germany's 16 state governments and many of its local administrations means they have long called the tune when it comes to implementing cuts inb> public service jobs and education, and carrying out the privatisation of state-owned concerns.
Inb> seven consecutive electionsb>, the CDU/CSU and FDP commanded between 52 and 56 percent of the vote, whereas the SPD and the Greens managed between 43 and 46 percent.
All studies of the election agree that the behaviour of the working class was the decisive factor.

http://www.wsws.org/news/1998/oct1998/ger-o13.shtml (2904 words)



general electionsb> inb> germany

It is difficult to forecast the results of these upcoming general electionsb>.
Germany, a country with both export and industrial power, is very much dependent on its foreign trade and was even more sensitive to the Russian and Japanese crises, the slowing of the American economy (10% of Germany’s exports are to the States) and even the instability inb> Latin America, than its neighbours.
This election will be decisive for the future of our German neighbours and also for the EU of which Germany, the continent’s most populous country, comprises one of the historic pillars.

http://www.robert-schuman.org/anglais/oee/allemagne (1916 words)



CNN.com - Germany poised for election battle - May 23, 2005

BERLIN, Germany -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder plans to hold a parliamentary confidence vote by the beginning of July, the chairman of his Social Democratic Party says, a move that would mean new electionsb> must be held by September 18.
Federal electionsb> are held every four years for Germany's lower house, the Bundestag, with the next one due at the end of 2006.
A similar tactic was used by Schroeder's predecessor, Helmut Kohl, who forced electionsb> inb> 1983 by calling a confidence vote inb> which his own supporters abstained.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/23/germany (700 words)



Socialist Party Archive - No-Choice Electionsb> inb> Germany (Sept 02)

During the election campaign, Schröder went as far as saying that his government would not support a war even if it were lead by the UN.
This was a tactical manoeuvre to mobilise support for the electionsb>.
Central to the success for Schröder was undoubtedly the support he won for his stance against a US led war on Iraq, albeit an opportunist stance.

http://www.socialistparty.net/pub/archive/germany-nochoice.htm (1891 words)



Inb> Defence of Marxism - After the electionsb>: Where is Germany going?

Early electionsb> inb> Germany – a reflection of a deep crisis (May 26, 2005)
Inb> his desperate gamble, Schröder had urged the Federal President of the Republic to dissolve parliament inb> order to strengthen the political stability needed to continue his policy of “reforms” (i.e.
Inb> spite of all respective legal doubts due to the restrictions of the German constitution, Köhler had obviously considered that by dissolving parliament and clearing the way for a snap election he could help his party to achieve an electoral triumph and be swept back into office.

http://www.marxist.com/after-germany-elections210905.htm (1254 words)



Germany HQ : German Electionsb>

Results of recent and historic electionsb> including the Weimar Republic (1919-1933),federal states electionsb> and the last electionsb> inb> the GDR 1990.
Describes the voting system for German Federal electionsb>, with discussion,statistics, and links related to unusual characteristics such as with overhang seats...
Germany HQ excludes all liability of any kind (including negligence) inb> respect of any third party information or other material made available on, or which can be accessed using, this Website.

http://germanyhq.com/germanelections/index.php (745 words)



BigSoccer - Electionsb> inb> Germany

Clear is: winners of this election are Edmund Stoiber with his CDU/CSU and also the GREENS (heck, why does every tenth vote for this chaos troup that has no political content?).
But I also think that Schroeder is a weasel for his decision to boost his popularity by running against the US.
Only at the end of the election campaign when they realised that SPD is doing better and better inb> the prognostications, they started to get out some of their basical positions.

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/printthread.php?t=14767 (2185 words)



Germany Info: Electionsb> 2005

With his unexpected announcement that he would seek early electionsb>, Chancellor Schröder set inb> motion a complex constitutional mechanism inb> order to have Germans go to the polls this fall.
Inb> Germany, political parties enjoy a high status and play a significant role inb> government and society.
Germans headed to the polls on Sunday, September 18, one-year earlier than planned, to elect a new parliament, which now lead to a decision on who will be Chancellor.

http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/publications/infocus/Elections_2005 (310 words)



AllRefer.com - Germany - Free Democratic Party German Information Resource

Prior to the 1994 election, the FDP had experienced its worst results inb> nation al electionsb> inb> 1969 (5.8 percent) and 1983 (7 percent).
The FDP was created inb> 1948 under the chairmanship of Theodor Heuss, who served as the first president of the Federal Republic, from 1949 to 1959.
Following the 1949 national electionsb>, the FDP emerged as a natural ally of the CDU/CSU, most importantly because of a congruity of economic policy.

http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/germany/germany133.html (1196 words)



Bundestag electionsb> drive Germany into political chaos - Pravda.Ru

The Party of Democratic Socialism, the reformed successor of Germany's old communists, received over eight percent of votes inb> the electionsb> and overcame the five-percent limit.
According to the results of an opinion poll conducted inb> Germany, 53 percent of respondents said that they would vote for Schroeder, if it were possible to elect the chancellor directly.
It became clear after the first results of the voting were unveiled that the conservatives from the Christian Democratic Union received the majority of electors' votes.

http://english.pravda.ru/world/20/91/365/16156_Bundestag.html (1147 words)



CNN.com - Germany facing political limbo - Sep 19, 2005

Schroeder called electionsb> a year early after the western state of North Rhine Westphalia, one of his party's strongholds, fell to the conservatives inb> May. He trailed far behind Merkel inb> early polls, but Merkel's support faded as election day neared.
That gives it 225 seats inb> the 598-seat Bundestag, Germany's parliament-- a lower-than-expected number that makes it difficult to form a center-right coalition with the pro-business Free Democrats, who won 9.8 percent of the vote.
Schroeder and his allies assailed Merkel's reform plans throughout the campaign, warning they would undermine Germany's extensive and popular welfare state.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/18/germany.election (729 words)



German president dissolves parliament; electionsb> inb> September - Wikinews

The only way to achieve early electionsb> is when the chancellor loses a motion of confidence.
Germany has been struggling with high unemployment for several years and the reforms Schröder introduced were criticized as being neo-liberalistic by unions and also by members of his own party.
Inb> a televised address Köhler stated that Germany is inb> a serious economic situation and that the country needs a stable government.

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/German_president_dissolves_parliament;_elections_in_September (755 words)



Germany

Germany Bans Far-Right Marches," Washington Post, 13 August 2000.
Germany has recently caught the Internet bug, and there are a large number of resources available.
ROGER COHEN, "Kohl's Party, Wounded by Scandal, Falls inb> a State Election," New York Times, 28 February 2000.

http://www.iup.edu/politicalscience/courses/ps280/H-germa1.htm (1706 words)



Early Electionsb> inb> Germany Germany Deutsche Welle 23.05.2005

If fresh electionsb> are set for the autumn, Schröder will run as the SPD's candidate just weeks after having been given a vote of no confidence inb> the Bundestag.
Should his call for early electionsb>, however, be heeded, Schröder would use the coming months to sharpen the profile of his party and convince the German people that the opposition Christian Democrats have even more painful reforms up their sleeves, and have no regard for workers' rights.
Leaders of all German mainstream parties are meeting today to discuss the ramifications of early national electionsb> this fall after the ruling Social Democrats suffered a blow inb> crucial state electionsb> Sunday.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1592656,00.html (823 words)



BBC NEWS Europe Germany heads for early electionsb>

With a 17% lead inb> opinion polls, CDU politicians are eager for early electionsb> and a win that would make Ms Merkel Germany's first female leader.
He said his government now had a diminished capacity to act after a string of defeats inb> regional electionsb>.
Above all, voters appear to be fed up with the government's inability to bring down Germany's high unemployment rate of 11.3% - some 4.7 million people, according to the latest figures.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4639781.stm (457 words)



Being American inb> T.O.: Europe Archives

Three days before their countries join the union, the finance ministers of Hungary, Slovakia and Estonia criticised Germany's decision to continue flouting the EU's stability pact, which is designed to protect the integrity of the euro.
Early results from the weekend's general election showed that five years of UN rule had only deepened ethnic divisions as Kosovo's voters signalled their despair with the Balkan province's administrators.
The decision of the Ukraine Supreme Court to hear the challenge filed by Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko and their order to withhold election results pending review has had an electrifying effect on the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians there and around the world as well as on freedom-lovers everywhere.

http://debbyestratigacos.mu.nu/archives/cat_europe.html (11027 words)



NPR : Germany's Electionsb> Hinge on Personalities

All Things Considered, August 29, 2005 · German politicians campaigning for September's electionsb> must try to win local votes themselves, while the media is dominated by the personalities and promises of the parties' national leaders.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4822534&ft=1&f=1004 (129 words)



Electionsb> inb> Germany - Global Affairs Forum, Politics, Law, Science, Health

These electionsb> were a political didactic play of highest quality indeed.
Especially his very close relation to President Putin is constitutive inb> his global policy considerations.
Inb> the last decades Germany has become one of the most tolerant countries inb> the world and reports of Anti-Semitism are rather rare compared to most other European countries.

http://www.globalaffairs.org/forum/showthread.php?t=37170 (2598 words)



Divided German Voters Leave New Leadership Uncertain

Voters were choosing lawmakers for the 598-seat lower house of Parliament, which elects the chancellor to head the government.
Although voters delivered a resounding defeat to Schroeder's ruling coalition, they were almost equally unimpressed with his chief rival, Angela Merkel, who was bidding to become the country's first female chancellor and the first from the former East Germany.
Under Germany's complicated formula for determining political representation, some legislative seats could be added.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/18/AR2005091800225.html?nav=hcmodule (621 words)



German electionsb> and the EU

Faced with mounting economic and social problems, and having suffered a crushing electoral defeat inb> his SPD partys former stronghold of North Rhine-Westphalia, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder announced inb> May 2005 that electionsb> would be held a year ahead of schedule.
Wolfgang Gerhardt (FDP), a possible candidate for the post of Germanys next foreign minister, is known to be a moderate who attaches great importance to Berlins ties with Washington.
The Social Democrats, meanwhile, emphasise the need for Germany to have a permanent seat inb> the UN Security Council (a goal opposed by the Left Party), and for all EU member states to ratify the European Constitutional Treaty.

http://www.euractiv.com/Article?tcmuri=tcm:29-144160-16&type=LinksDossier (2119 words)



German Election Information

A previous AICGS series, "Germany inb> the Year of Decision", provided an inb>-depth look at the issues that surrounded the 1998 federal electionsb>.
AICGS also collects historical data on the results of all European, Federal (and Volkskammer), and State electionsb> inb> the Federal Republic since 1946.
"Election Year 2002" is an AICGS series regarding German federal electionsb>.

http://www.aicgs.org/wahlen/index.shtml (137 words)



Hit and Run

Inb> February of 1944, the European Advisory Commission, against the wishes of the United States, produced a plan for the division of postwar Germany into three approximately equal zones.
Stalin made it clear that the USSR would reoccupy the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, which had been Russian provinces for 200 years from the time of Peter the Great to the end of the First World War.
Eizenstat yesterday repeated a 50-year-old right-wing slander inb> asserting that the Poles belonged inb> NATO because they had been 'betrayed' by Yalta agreements signed with Stalin by Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.

http://www.reason.com/hitandrun/2005/05/yalta_once_more.shtml (10263 words)



ABC News: Germany Set for Parliamentary Electionsb>

Germany Chancellor, Challenger Campaign for Last-Minute Votes Ahead of Parliamentary Electionsb>
German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder gestures during an election campaign rally of his Social Democratic Party (SPD) inb> Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, one day ahead of the German general electionsb> on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005.
Though polls heading into Sunday's parliamentary electionsb> gave Merkel a good chance to emerge as the country's first woman chancellor, a resurgence by Schroeder's Social Democrats was expected to produce a close contest one that might deny either a strong position.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1135550 (404 words)



OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail

The Christian Democrats have announced that Angela Merkel, their pro-U.S. party chairman, will be their candidate for chancellor inb> the fall electionsb>.
Germany is increasingly losing jobs and investment to countries that do not have its crushingly high wages and social welfare overhead.
North Rhine-Westphalia, centered on the industrial Ruhr region of northern Germany, is home to 18 million people and would be the sixth largest economy inb> the European Union if it were a separate nation.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110006726 (889 words)



BBC NEWS Europe German rivals battle to the end

The leaders of Germany's two main parties have made passionate speeches inb> Berlin, trying to sway undecided voters ahead of Sunday's election.
Harking back to the 2002 election, when his resistance to the coming war inb> Iraq won him votes, Mr Schroeder said Germans must decide "whether someone is able to withstand pressure from outside and stand up for what is Germany's best interest".
Are you planning to vote inb> Sunday's election?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4251326.stm (522 words)

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